Images Dated 2007 May

AE Erecting Shop, 1927

First batch of King class locomotives under construction

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Ae, Erecting, King, Swindon

X Shop, Points and Crossings Shop, c1950

This image shows the assembly of a crossing; a piece of track that enabled a train to switch lines. The men in the centre of the image are using tools to attach and tighten track chairs to form the crossing

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Crossing, Point, Swindon, Swindon Works, Track, X Shop

R Shop stores, 1955

As seen in 1955 before the removal of the floor. This room was the first room to be used by the Mechanics Institution. The buildings of R Shop now house STEAM Museum of the GWR

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Mechanic, Store, Swindon